Barcelona's Lewandowski fully fit

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'Sport' have reported that Robert Lewandowski is now 100% fit from his hamstring strain. Therefore, Xavi will be the one who decides how his side lines up against Athletic Bilbao. In terms of fitness, the Pole would be able to without any problems, even if it may make sense for his manager to keep him back a bit for El Clasico.

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Robert Lewandowski is now fully fit after his hamstring strain which left him out of the El Clasico in the Copa del Rey semi-finals. 'Sport' take it as red that he'll be starting in the league game against Athletic Bilbao, even though they recognise it's all down to what Xavi decides to do. It would make sense to keep him back for the Madrid game next week.
The last time the ex-Bayern man set foot on a pitch was on the 26th February, when they went up against Almeria away from home, losing 1-0. Before that, he had been key in the Cadiz win, but he wasn't enough in terms of potency in front of goal in the Europa League second leg against Manchester United, who dismounted the Catalan side by 2-1.
Without him, his teammates defeated Madrid in their first leg in the Copa del Rey, so it gives the impression that even though he's a key part, the squad has enough quality to go without him. In any event, it's very probable that manager Xavi wants to call on him for the second game against Ancelotti's men, who need to win by at least two goals.
Lewandowski is known not only for his potent sense in front of goal, but also for his good physicality. You only have to look at his career record to see why. At Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, he never played fewer than 40 games a season, meaning it's not normal to see him ruled out through muscle problems like the one he's just overcome at Barcelona.

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